NYSE:CEIX: good value for what you're paying.

Uncover the potential of CONSOL ENERGY INC (NYSE:CEIX) as our stock screener's choice for an undervalued stock. NYSE:CEIX maintains a strong financial position and offers an appealing valuation. We'll delve into the specifics below.

Assessing Valuation Metrics for NYSE:CEIX

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Valuation Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various valuation aspects, like price to earnings and free cash flow, both absolutely as relative to the market and industry. NYSE:CEIX was assigned a score of 8 for valuation:

• CEIX is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 4.22.
• CEIX's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CEIX is cheaper than 91.08% of the companies in the same industry.
• The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 25.82. CEIX is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
• A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.12 indicates a rather cheap valuation of CEIX.
• Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CEIX indicates a rather cheap valuation: CEIX is cheaper than 86.85% of the companies listed in the same industry.
• CEIX is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.25, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
• Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CEIX indicates a rather cheap valuation: CEIX is cheaper than 95.31% of the companies listed in the same industry.
• CEIX's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CEIX is cheaper than 90.61% of the companies in the same industry.
• CEIX has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.

How do we evaluate the Profitability for NYSE:CEIX?

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Profitability Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various profitability ratios and margins and ranges from 0 to 10. NYSE:CEIX was assigned a score of 7 for profitability:

• CEIX's Return On Assets of 24.52% is amongst the best of the industry. CEIX outperforms 89.20% of its industry peers.
• The Return On Equity of CEIX (48.82%) is better than 88.26% of its industry peers.
• The Return On Invested Capital of CEIX (29.37%) is better than 92.49% of its industry peers.
• The 3 year average ROIC (21.68%) for CEIX is below the current ROIC(29.37%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
• The Profit Margin of CEIX (25.76%) is better than 63.38% of its industry peers.
• In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CEIX has grown nicely.
• CEIX's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
• With an excellent Gross Margin value of 88.45%, CEIX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 93.90% of the companies in the same industry.

How We Gauge Health for NYSE:CEIX

ChartMill employs its own Health Rating for stock assessment. This rating, ranging from 0 to 10, is calculated by examining various liquidity and solvency ratios. In the case of NYSE:CEIX, the assigned 7 reflects its health status:

• An Altman-Z score of 3.59 indicates that CEIX is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
• CEIX's Altman-Z score of 3.59 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CEIX outperforms 78.87% of its industry peers.
• The Debt to FCF ratio of CEIX is 0.31, which is an excellent value as it means it would take CEIX, only 0.31 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
• With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 0.31, CEIX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 89.20% of the companies in the same industry.
• CEIX has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.15. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
• CEIX's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.15 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CEIX outperforms 74.65% of its industry peers.
• Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.16, CEIX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.56% of the companies in the same industry.

Analyzing Growth Metrics

ChartMill assigns a Growth Rating to every stock. This score ranges from 0 to 10 and evaluates the different growth aspects like EPS and Revenue, both in the past as in the future. NYSE:CEIX scores a 4 out of 10:

• CEIX shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 50.57%, which is quite impressive.
• Measured over the past years, CEIX shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 29.53% on average per year.
• Looking at the last year, CEIX shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 10.75% in the last year.
• Measured over the past years, CEIX shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 10.73% on average per year.

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Keep in mind

This is not investing advice! The article highlights some of the observations at the time of writing, but you should always make your own analysis and invest based on your own insights.